1 Rinse and pat dry the broccoli. 2  Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add the crushed red pepper and heat 1 minute. 3  Cook and stir the broccoli in the skillet until it begins to get crispy, 5 to 7 minutes.
figuratively/ literally. Figuratively means metaphorically, and literally describes something that actually happened. If you say that a guitar solo literally blew your head off, your head should not be attached to your body. But they're also going to create literally a tidal wave of data. There wasn't an actual tidal wave, just a lot of data.
By Richard Nordquist. Definition: Language in which figures of speech (such as metaphors and metonyms) freely occur. Contrast with literal speech or language. Figurative language can also be defined as any deliberate departure from the conventional meaning, order, or construction of words.